The USA Streetsies: Vote for the Best and Worst of 2016
We're reviewing the last 12 months with our annual awards -- the Streetsies. Here are four people's choice categories to vote on.
December 21, 2016
Is Seattle’s Helmet Law Killing Its Bike-Share?
Bike-share in Seattle should be doing great, but it has floundered -- and a big reason may be the city's mandatory helmet law.
December 20, 2016
Uber Can’t Replace Transit — Here Are 3 Reasons Why
The latest line from anti-transit types is that ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft are going to make fixed-route bus or rail service obsolete. If you find yourself arguing with someone about why transit is essential, a new fact sheet from TransitCenter can help.
December 19, 2016
How Job Sprawl Robs People of Time, Money, and Economic Opportunity
What's the cost of a long commute? If you're struggling to make ends meet, spending hours each day just to get to work can not only cost you time, it can also be a major barrier to economic mobility.
December 19, 2016
Watch the Insanity of American School Drop-Off
When every student has a parental chauffeur, this is what you get.
December 19, 2016
American Developers Are Building Less Parking Per Bedroom
For four years running, developers have built less parking per bedroom in new construction.
December 16, 2016
Portland Will Switch From Counting Vehicle Trips to Counting People Trips
All sorts of biases toward cars and driving are baked into traffic engineering conventions. In a promising development, Portland is taking steps to rethink these rules to promote walkable development.
December 15, 2016
Flawed Environmental Laws Threaten to Preserve Parking and Block Housing
Seattle housing affordability advocates have been working on some common sense reforms, including one that would allow accessory dwelling units, like granny flats, in single-family neighborhoods. But even that modest change is encountering resistance from some homeowners. And ironically they're drawing strength from the state's environmental laws.
December 15, 2016
Is E-Commerce Increasing Urban Truck Traffic? Don’t Be So Certain
The conventional wisdom holds that the boom in online retail is causing a big increase in truck traffic. But economist Joe Cortright is skeptical.
December 14, 2016
Send in Your Nominations for the Best Street Transformation of 2016
In the past 12 months, has your city reallocated road space to make big improvements for walking, biking, or transit? If so, we want to know about it.
December 13, 2016